Education's Shining Stars Announced
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PORT ST. LUCIE ST. LUCIE WEST TRADITION @HometownNewsStLucie @hometownnewsslc @HometownNewsSLC Vol. 17, No. 38 www.HometownNewsTC.com Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 CELEBRATION! ADOPT US! WAY TO GO! IT'S FAIR TIME Linda "Ladyfish" Frank is This week's Athlete of the celebrating 40 years of business This week, we are featuring Year is a star on the soccer The St. Lucie County Fair on the Treasure Coast two great cats who are field returns for its 54th year searching for their forever home COMMUNITY 10 PETS OF THE WEEK 8 ATHLETE 2 ENTERTAINMENT 13 Youth of the Year celebration Planning and zoning majority backs carwash City staff insisted on dual sound engineers for Port St. Lucie Blvd., location due to 2018 complaints on U.S. 1 DER EA S R ’ C E H1O I C facility By Donald Rodrigue For Hometown News PORT ST. LUCIE – The majority of the Planning & Zoning Board voted to back a Sevin Bullwinkle/staf photographer developer’s proposal for a carwash along a The ‘Youth of the Year’ Celebration and Annual Board Meeting was hosted by busy section of Port St. Lucie Boulevard despite concerns expressed by staff mem- the Boys and Girls Club of St. Lucie County at the PGA Village Verano on bers that the facility might need further Wednesday, February, 2. Here, Boys and Girls Club of St. Lucie County CEO adaptations to meet city sound limitations Will Armstead introduces the newest members of his family, Nathyn, 8 and after construction. Marcus, 4. Principal Planner Holly Price described the proposed facility to the Board Feb. 5, which if subsequently approved by City TAKE US WITH YOU Council, would be wedged between Southwest Chapman Avenue and the bou- PLANNING A TRIP? levard and be connected to the parking lots of the BP and RaceTrac gas stations. ‘Touring with Education’s Shining Although she listed a series of conditions the Townies’ features the developer would need to meet upon reader-sub- approval, she expressed concerns about a mitted disagreement between competing sound photos from Stars announced travels. Let’s engineers chosen by both the city and the see how applicant and the possibility that “the many places For Hometown News School, and Outstanding First Year Teacher Emily noise produced by the carwash would we can go! Utts from Fort Pierce Central High School. Send in your picture or [email protected] exceed the noise levels allowed by the questions to Superintendent E. Wayne Gent said, “These noise code by at least 12 decibels.” [email protected] ST. LUCIE COUNTY — In a live broadcast outstanding individuals exemplify excellence in “The applicant hired Ron Moulder & from Lincoln Park Academy on Saturday, Febru- teaching and distinction in providing a positive Associates to provide a noise analysis,” she COMMUNITY CALENDAR ary 9, 2019, St. Lucie Public Schools and the Edu- teaching and learning environment in SLPS. They said. “The Planning & Zoning Depart- represent what the District stands for in quality See cation Foundation of St. Lucie County announced ment hired, at the applicant’s expense, Sie- community this year’s line-up of educational superstars. Make- education and are why SLPS is making great bein Associates acoustic engineer to eval- events on strides.” He added, “The dedicated individuals uate the analysis provided by Moulder & page 2 da-Ione Brome took top honors as St. Lucie Coun- ty’s Teacher of the Year. She is an instructional who crossed the stage this evening lead the way in Associates. The applicant did not address mathematics coach at Fort Pierce Westwood High the points of pride we have for SLPS.” many of the questions that Siebein Associ- School. Joining her on the stage during the Night Makeda-Ione Brome is an instructional mathe- ates had concerning the carwash, and of the Stars gala were School Related Employee of matics coach at Fort Pierce Westwood High therefore, Siebein Associates was not able INDEX the Year Dorothy Hall from Chester A. Moore Ele- School where she dedicates herself to supporting to complete the noise analysis. The appli- cant indicated that he wanted to proceed Classified 17 Out & About 13 mentary School, Distinguished Minority Educator teachers and students. She models best practices Crossword 17 Police Report 5 of the Year Sabrina Faniel from West Gate K-8 See STARS, page 4 See CARWASH, page 9 Horoscopes 13 Viewpoint 6 2 Hometown News – PORT ST LUCIE – www.HometownNewsTC.com Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 Athlete of the Week Ricardo Burrell, a Community calendar SATURDAY, FEB. 16 on the first Thursday of each month member of the (except July) at 10 a.m. and is open to Lincoln Park • Smart Home Technology: Thinking everyone. This week's book is "Barracoon” Academy Boys Soc- about upgrading your home to include by Zora Neale Hurston. A limited number of Smart Technology? Come learn about the Library copies of each selection are cer team, scored different devices available on the market available for checkout on a first-come, first- the first hat trick in to help you. This event will be held at The served basis. All selections are in print and his high school Morningside Branch of the St. Lucie most are available in paperback. Many are County Library System, located at 2410 SE also available as e-book purchases. The career against New Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 10:30 Kilmer Branch of the St. Lucie County Dimensions in a.m. For more information about Library System is located at 101 Melody Kissimmee to help Morningside Library events call (772) 337- Lane. For more information about this lead the Grey- 5632 or email [email protected] or program call at 772-462-2199 or visit: visit www.stlucieco.gov/Library. www.stlucieco.gov/Library. hounds to their • Trolley Tours: Tour Historic Downtown best finish since SUNDAY, FEB. 17 Ft. Pierce in a Trolley Tour, at 10 a.m. and the 2014 season. 11:30 a.m. The tour is $10 per person. For more information or to reserve a ticket, • Chasing Caterpillars Triathlon 2019: call (772) 466-3880 The most enjoyable USA Triathlon • Marine Science Series: Smithsonian sanctioned event in southern Florida with Marine Station Director Dr. Valerie Paul will a 250 meter pool swim (time trial start), kick off the Smithsonian Maine Science 11.4 mile bike leg and a 5K run - all in a Lecture Series with "Chemical Signals in nice area with great spectator viewing and the Sea" on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at cheering. It is a charity event for the the Pelican Yacht Club located at 1120 Treasure Coast Down Syndrome Seaway Drive. Dr. Paul will speak about Awareness Group and sells out early - be years of discoveries regarding how forewarned. Entry free includes custom organisms produce chemicals as defense and best swim cap in the area, tech shirt or attraction mechanisms. She will that is a pride to wear, goodie bag and - discuss research ranging on a variety of and unusual - pictures of the event free to marine science topics. No advance everyone. This event will be held at Sailfish registration required. The Smithsonian Splash Waterpark, 931 SE Ruhnke St, also hosts a Marine Science in the Stuart, starting at 6 a.m. For more Morning Lecture Series on selected information, visit www.cctriathlon.com. Wednesdays at 9 a.m. through the spring. For details about upcoming lectures visit: THURSDAY, FEB. 21 www.naturalhistory.si.edu/research/ smithsonian-marine-station. • The Great Expectation Book Group: The Great Expectation Book Group meets See CALENDAR, page 4 Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 Hometown News – PORT ST LUCIE – www.HometownNewsTC.com 3 Suggested word track for no-haggle car buying Earl Stewart is the owner and general 4.“I will sell my trade-in to the highest manager of Earl Stewart Toyota in North bidder, just as I will buy my new car from Palm Beach. 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